Week 1 Sampdoria - Milan August 23 2021 20:45
#61
Tonali played better after diaz sub.
Happy for the win but as mentioned by others , same team as last year , but the competition is better than last year.

Pioli shouldn't worry about coppa and definitely needs to figure out sub ideas and formation for future games. I think he will exhaust a lot of our stars.

Sadly not excited after the first game
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#62
(08-23-2021, 09:55 PM)ACM1899 Wrote: Tonali played better after diaz sub.
Happy for the win but as mentioned by others , same team as last year , but the competition is better than last year.

Pioli shouldn't worry about coppa and definitely needs to figure out sub ideas and formation for future games. I think he will exhaust a lot of our stars. 

Sadly not excited after the first game

Pioli's subs are generally very predictable. He needs to up his game and think out of the box with 5 substitutions allowed and not wait till the 70th min+ in every match to make a change.
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#63
Relieved to get 3pts. Sampdoria will cause problems for a lot of teams.

Big message by Pioli by not using his lovechild Samu. Giving Florenzi minutes when he has been at the club for 5 seconds is a message to management.

Diaz, nice player but won't be enough. Hopefully that CAM is incoming.

MM footwork is outstanding compared to dollar.

Tonali has improved and looked good with Benn by his side.


A lot to work on but very happy to start with a hard win.
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#64
(08-23-2021, 09:55 PM)ACM1899 Wrote: Tonali played better after diaz sub.
Happy for the win but as mentioned by others , same team as last year , but the competition is better than last year.

Pioli shouldn't worry about coppa and definitely needs to figure out sub ideas and formation for future games. I think he will exhaust a lot of our stars. 

Sadly not excited after the first game

The competition : 

Juventus: added Locatelli and changed a coach, overall improved from last season. 
Inter : lost hakimi and lukaku which are 2 key players for the team. Changed a coach, overall worse off from last season
Roma : added Abraham and changed a coach, overall improved from last season. 
Napoli : changed a coach but squad almost nothing changed. 
Lazio : changed a coach but squad almost nothing changed. 
Atalanta : changed a CB and goalkeeper, slightly worse off. 

Other than Juve and Roma, other teams are not better. A top 4 finish remain realistic. We have better depth this season
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#65
We're 3rd or 4th Realistically.

With a lot of luck 2nd but nothing more.
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#66
Miagnan can do the trequartista IMO
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